§ Mr. FlynnTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what estimate he has made of the number of registered mentally handicapped people in community care in each council area in Wales; and if he will make a statement. [12950]
§ Mr. Jonathan EvansEach local authority reports to the Welsh Office the total number on its register of people with learning disabilities and the number of these who are accommodated in community living arrangements. The latest figures are shown in the table.
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Register of people with learning disabilities At 31 March 1996 Number of people on the register Of these, number accommodated in community living arrangements Blaenau Gwent 368 313 Bridgend 647 507
Register of people with learning disabilities At 31 March 1996 Number of people on the register Of these, number accommodated in community living arrangements Caerphilly n/a n/a Cardiff 866 631 Carmarthenshire 751 561 Ceredigion 366 299 Conwy1 205 144 Denbighshire 262 237 Flintshire 520 453 Gwynedd 534 445 Isle of Anglesey n/a n/a Merthyr Tydfil n/a n/a Monmouthshire 288 191 Neath Port Talbot 522 441 Newport 549 418 Pembrokeshire 386 261 Powys n/a n/a Rhondda, Cynon, Taff 949 749 Swansea n/a n/a Torfaen n/a n/a The Vale of Glamorgan n/a n/a Wrexham 557 482 Source: Form SSDA 901. Notes: 1 Including only those people in the area of the former district council of Colwyn-excludes those in the area of the former district council of Aberconwy. n/a: the council has not yet reported the number on its register.